sgtmike
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posted on September 10, 2000 01:26:29 AM new
Max, my extremely intelligent and intuitive Labrador is not happy.
He frequently sits and watches while I am on the Net. When I visit AW forums, he often has a bone to pick with some posters. Also, he is concerned about too many things going to the dogs that he considers uneatable garbage. His primary concern is that some humans are beginning to invade his world and he wishes it to be known that only he and what he says or does should be for the birds.
He is dogged in his effort to have me register him at AW so he can personally point to the fowl and speak when he believes a person is barking up the wrong tree. 
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bitsandbobs
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posted on September 10, 2000 04:27:57 AM new
[ edited by bitsandbobs on Sep 10, 2000 04:30 AM ]
[ edited by bitsandbobs on Sep 10, 2000 05:17 AM ]
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bhearsch
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posted on September 10, 2000 07:07:52 AM new
Hello sgtmike. My cat, kirby feels the same way as Max, once she gets rid of the styrofoam peanuts!! 
Blanche
edited to remove photo URL
[ edited by bhearsch on Oct 7, 2000 09:57 PM ]
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shellsputer
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posted on September 10, 2000 11:50:17 AM new
Yes...I can relate. Zelda (yes, from the video game fame) is VERY jealous of the quality time my pet computer gets. She will sit ther and say, "HellOOOOOOooooooo" "wanna come OUT?" "is it GOOD?" "whadda ya think you're doin, huh?" and when these tactics do not prevail, she resorts to the fake hurt routine..."OOOOOW! OOOOOOW!" So, I humor her and go see what the problem is, and what do I get for my loving concern? A big 'ol, "AAH HA HA HA HA" and a kiss.
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Muriel
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posted on September 10, 2000 01:31:01 PM new
Aw, come on, Sgt. Mike. Don't talk in riddles - tell us what you're really trying to say! 
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tegan
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posted on September 10, 2000 03:10:07 PM new
I thought panting, slobbering and grinning meant a Lab was happy.
Well live and learn.
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HartCottageQuilts
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posted on September 10, 2000 07:23:34 PM new
You have a Lab that points?
IME with our Lily, Labs are well-meaning but generally pretty goofy, are composed of 80% enthusiasm and 20% saliva and not very quick on the uptake. I love her to death but there's a reason we nicknamed her "Melonhead."
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kiheicat
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posted on September 10, 2000 07:53:56 PM new
Hello Max. Nice to finally meet the intelligent member of the family 
You left yourself WIDE open for that one, lol
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jeanyu
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posted on September 10, 2000 07:54:52 PM new
Hi SgtMike--funny you should mention pets. My goldfish have been giving me grief too. Such hams! Oh my, look at them now---doing the dead fish float just to get attention---or have I fed them this week
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krs
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posted on September 10, 2000 07:57:19 PM new
Virtually all of the Field Dog Champions in this country have been Labrador retrievers, and their intelligence and intuition at the work they were bred to do is uncanny. There are no spoken commands and only a limited seies of hand commands allowed in those competitions at the top levels.
It is true though, that to varying degrees any dog will take on characteristics of it's owner.
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bhearsch
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posted on September 10, 2000 08:30:12 PM new
krs, you BAD!! BTW, I don't play in the styrofoam peanuts.
Blanche
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kiheicat
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posted on September 10, 2000 09:02:24 PM new
OMG krs TOO funny!
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sgtmike
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posted on September 10, 2000 09:22:22 PM new
krs
Right on cue and dead center.
The "field-line Lab is often overlooked as being one of the most intelligent and high-endurance field dogs around. Although they do not always have the natural pointing instinct, they learn fast. Max was a natural and works water and upland.
The "show-line" Lab is heavier and stockier and does seem to have lost a degree of hunting ability. I have hunted with a fellow having a "show-line" Lab and the Lab (is) physically slower and somewhat stupid. Of course, his owner does not brightly light up a room, either.
At home he kicks into a different mode and becomes a top-notch security dog. Ask the pizza man.
Max read HartCottageQuilts' post. Max tried to urinate on my monitor but I stopped him.
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mybiddness
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posted on September 10, 2000 09:47:25 PM new
And with that shall we all pray
I know I said I wouldn't but I couldn't resist.
Gorgeous dog Sarge
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kiheicat
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posted on September 10, 2000 10:13:23 PM new
Max tried to urinate on my monitor but I stopped him. Naw, I'm not going to touch that line... it speaks for itself, lol
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KatyD
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posted on September 10, 2000 11:37:52 PM new
My ex-husband raises Guide Dogs for the blind. They are almost exclusively Labs. Their intelligence and even temperament make them ideal for this type of work. He's only had one dog "wash out" of training.
Your Max is beautiful, Sarge!
KatyD
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Linda_K
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posted on September 11, 2000 05:46:02 AM new
Morning everyone -
We had a black Labrador retriever when our boys were young. She seemed very intelligent to us...learned quickly, always wanting to please and soooo good with children. They could do almost anything to her and she'd just get up and walk away if it bothered her.
Our youngest son was two or three at the time 'Santa' brought her into our family, and her favorite game was to wait until he walked out the back door. She'd grab him by the seat of his pants, pulling him down to the ground (sitting position) then she'd run circles around him while he cried out in frustration at not being able to make it all the way to his swing and slide set without this 'game'. Then she'd go up to him and lick his tears. We still laugh at the two of them and their 'game' when we watch the video we took of it happening once. Ahhhh....such memories.
Since she didn't have papers we always wondered if she was part Pointer, as she'd pause and then point that right paw, and then chase the birds right out of our backyard.
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